Computer-Generated PresentationsIntroductionAs more commands install computer equipment, computers assume a largerrole in the production of art and in the presentation of it. Inevitably, you willinterface with a computer.GenericsProductionPresentationAnimationMotion/videoBecause so many software programs exist, and Navy shops have notstandardized the purchase of computer hardware or software, it is impossibleto cover in detail the steps required to operate the computer system in frontof you now. The best source of information remains the owner/operatormanuals.Although the actual production of a viewgraph, a slide, or artwork hasmetamorphisized into a sequence of keystrokes on a computer, knowledge ofgraphic fundamentals, layout and composition, and color theory stilldetermine the success of the end product.The role of the computer as a presentation device is still evolving. You canview a presentation of static visuals directly from the computer monitor oryou can project them onto a screen. You create the visuals, set the viewingtime of each visual, and cue a dissolve or disintegrate the image into the nextimage. You can also use the computer to create animation or motion.In animation, you draw the key positions of the figure in the extremepositions of the desired movement. Then, you draw the drawings in betweenthe extremes. When you view the drawings in rapid succession, you simulatethe effect of motion. All of this took many drawings in tedious repetition.With computer animation software, you click and drag the element into thedesired position and anchor it. The computer generates the transitionaldrawings.presentation. A limiting hardware factor is the amount of hard drive orRAM memory.Video imagery altered by computer and spiced with text integration providesa dynamic presentation and powerful teaching device. Film footage on betatape fed through the computer can be altered and edited. Text integrationwith a voice or music overdub creates a very polished professional2-51